My first 5K race

I've been thinking about entering a 5K to see how I'd do. I'm pretty certain I can finish but since they post times and pace I'm a little shy about having a bad showing. There are a couple of races in my area between now and the end of the year but I've decided to make this a goal for the 1st quarter of 2009. In the meantime I will use 5k (3.1 mile) as a target for improving speed, time and pace.